Mission Viejo Church Volunteer Charged with Molesting Child at Church

An 18-year-old Lake Forest man was charged today with molesting a young girl at a Roman Catholic church in Mission Viejo.

Ryan Joseph Seider was charged with a felony count of lewd act on a child younger than 14. Seider, who has posted $100,000 bail, was scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 23.

Seider volunteered at St. Killian Catholic Church in Mission Viejo and supervised a group of children, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office. He allegedly played with a girl younger than 10, until he was alone with her. According to prosecutor’s, Seider had the girl sit on his lap and then committed a lewd act upon her. The victim reported the alleged crime to her family ,who then contacted OCSD. OCSD investigated this case.

If convicted, Seider faces a maximum sentence of eight years in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration.

Anyone with additional information or who believes they may they may have been a victim is encouraged to contact OCDA Supervising Investigator Mark Gutierrez at (714) 347-8794 or OCSD Sergeant Wade Walsvick at (714) 647-7418.

City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.